Paris Private Tour: Explore Local Hidden Gems & Highlights with a Custom Experience
4.7
162 Ratings
Paris
Discover the hidden gems and highlights of Paris with a personalized private tour. Explore the authentic side of the city and create unforgettable memories.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Place de la Republique - Explore the trendy Le Marais area on the banks of the Seine, and nearby Place de la République, where three neighborhoods converge.
IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences
What's Included
- Private and personalised experience
- Flexible duration of 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 hours
- Optional hotel meet-up at central locations
- Customizable walking tour with transport advice if needed
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
- Tickets to any attractions
- Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information
You are indeed fortunate to get the chance to venture around Paris! We don’t have to highlight its enchantment; however, we’re certain that one of our guides can help you explore the genuine Paris based on your convenience and wishlist. Undoubtedly, iconic attractions like the Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame Cathedral are must-visits, but straying off the beaten track to lesser-known locales loved by locals is also a delightful idea.
Within a day of your booking, you’ll receive a brief questionnaire about your personality and preferences. Depending on your replies, we’ll match you with a host who shares your interests. Your host will then contact you with a proposed itinerary to expose you to the city’s uniqueness. You’ll also coordinate on a meeting time and location. Your itinerary is not fixed and can be altered as per your wishes during your exploration.
- We’ll be in touch within 24 hours after booking to find out more about your personality and interests so we can assign a like-minded local who can create a bespoke experience for you.
- Your Local Host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary and agree a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience you can always change your mind about what you want to do.
- Your Local Host may also suggest adjustments or new routes if they feel that there is something just around the corner that you may enjoy, or perhaps if the weather affects your itinerary.
- Although you will see the main attractions in the area, your Local Host will also help you to discover the places, things and stories that you won’t find in a guidebook and that make the city unique.
Location
Colonne Vendôme
Place Vendôme
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(162 Ratings)
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Onair31098119658
Mar 30, 2024
Hidden Gems of Paris with Ewan - We had a great walking tour with Ewan! He communicated with me in advance to learn our interests and finding him at the meeting point was easy! He was flexible with us (which was important to us) and made adjustments as needed so when my son declared he needed to eat in the middle of the tour, Ewan took us to a charming bakery. One of our favorite parts of the tour was the elevated walkway on an old metro line!
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Tiffanycrider
Mar 24, 2024
Wonderful time in Paris! - I had an 8 hour layover in Paris and had the best time with my tour guide Sabrina! She was so knowledgeable and took me to the best spots in Paris! We even stopped at a few well known places so I could sample some of the French foods! I got to see everything I wanted and had enough time to get back to the airport! Great tour overall!
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Jrw1230
Mar 22, 2024
An amazing walking tour with a fantastic guide! - We just returned from an absolutely amazing 6 hour walking tour with Hristo. He met us at our hotel and took us on an incredible journey around Paris. We learned so much about Paris, the sites, the history and the people. Seeing Paris on foot with such a terrific guide was absolutely priceless. I highly recommend this tour and tour company. So grateful that we spent the day with Hristo!!
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Calbert_l
Mar 14, 2024
A Fabulous Walking Tour of Paris - We did an 8 hour walking tour of Paris. Our guide was Pascal. He was absolutely wonderful. While I had been to Paris before, my wife has never been. Before our trip, we filled out a questionnaire about our interests (we are foodies and love to shop in small local boutiques. He customized our tour based on our interests and preferences,
Whenever we visit a new city, we like to schedule an all day private tour with a local guide to give us an overview of the location. Pascal met us at our hotel right off the Champs Elysees. We walked the neighborhood near the Tour Eiffel then he took us on the Metro to visit a local farmer's market and shops in Marai. We had lunch together at Chez Paul, a recommendation from Pascal. The food was wonderful. He also showed us how to use the Metro, which we used during our 8-day stay in Paris. I would highly recommend the all day walking tour. We hope that you're fortunate enough to get Pascal as your guide.
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Caroline
Mar 4, 2024
Wonderful local experience - I’ve visited Paris many times but wanted to see some of the lesser known but interesting places
Pascal was so knowledgeable and showed me some great hidden gems of Paris - especially the arcades
I had a wonderful afternoon and learned so much - even the installation of tiles almost hidden in the streets by the artist known as Invader! Fascinating! Merci, Pascal!
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944dese
Feb 27, 2024
Best Local Experience - Highly Recommended! - Antoine was a great tour guide. From booking to planning our route, he was very responsive and detailed as to his recommendations based on what I wanted to do/see during this tour. He was friendly, flexible and provided some history as we visited different locations. It was as if I was exploring Paris with a good friend. I highly recommend booking this tour - it definitely made my first time in Paris very memorable.
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Bfr257
Feb 3, 2024
Tour of Paris with Roffy - We toured for 4+ hours with Roffy. It was everything I hoped for and more. I highly recommend her as a guide. I will refer friends and colleagues and plan to make plans for another tour when we return to Paris.
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Al111276
Jan 24, 2024
Excellent in every way - Hristo provided a wonderful amount of history and knowledge, in meaningful and practical ways. His English is excellent and it was a great experience. Would definitely recommend!
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Expedition561343
Feb 21, 2024
Overall, underwhelming for the cost. - I initially booked this tour for different dates. Unfortunate circumstances required us to push our reservation; however, it also seemed fortunate that we did. First off, we were assigned a guide before completing the questionnaire. Then, the guide assigned was not communicative at all. 10 days had gone by without a response before we were forced to cancel. I was initially super excited to fill out the questionnaire...to have the chance to be paired with a specific guide based on our responses was an extraordinary idea. I'll never really know if that was the case the first go around.
For this tour, our assigned guide was also quite delayed in responses but, at this point, I was just glad to be receiving responses. Don't get me wrong, the guide was super nice and respectful. That and covering a lot of ground were the two main highlights here. A little bit late to start but also went a respectable amount past end time to make sure we covered as much of our itinerary as possible. Now the less-than-positives: Guide did not seem confident in information shared and also seemed to only share with the people in proximity. Some of us walked faster than others, so those in the rear often missed out on the blurbs at each site. We definitely covered a lot, however, and we're absolutely able to go at our own pace. We were not rushed at all. Our guide also shared some helpful suggestions for things we were unable to cover.
Party of four; two adult couples.
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Monica
Mar 13, 2024
Do NOT waste your time or money - Completely disappointed by the fact that our tour guide knew nothing about any of the sights, failed to provide much as far as important stops and was admittedly only on his second tour with no training. He was incredibly sweet but was not informed or trained. Our entire group was left feeling let down and frustrated. I blame the tour company for wasting our precious little time in Paris.
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